Ilana Shafir - Milestones
Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This playlist starts with 8 videos following stages in her artistic development over 70 years, beginning in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in 1939 until Ashkelon, Israel in 2010. Following are more videos about the artist. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com.

Ilana Shafir, Sarajevo Film 1/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana’s work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Sarajevo' is the first in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. Ilana was born in Sarajevo in 1924 and began painting as a teenager. This period was suddenly interrupted by the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 which within a short time led to the escape of the family to a hideaway in the small village of Kula. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Kula Film 2/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Kula' is the second in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. Kula is the small village in which Ilana and her family hid during the Second World War between 1942-1945. Ilana painted the surrounding landscapes and portraits of the locals, many of whom remember her to this day. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Zagreb Film 3/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Zagreb' is the third in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. After the Second World War, Shafir studied and graduated from the Art Academy in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1949. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Aliya Film 4/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Aliya' is the fourth in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. In 1949, 25 year old Ilana immigrated to Israel, married and settled in the town of Ashkelon. She painted portraits of new immigrants arriving from around the world. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Drawings Film 5/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Drawings' is the fifth in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. In 1960 Ilana began to create pen and ink drawings in black and white. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Watercolors Film 6/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Watercolors' is the sixth in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. In 1968 Ilana began to create watercolor paintings featuring magnificent gardens,, palaces and fantastic creatures. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Ceramics Film 7/8Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. This video titled 'Ceramics' is the seventh in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. In 1972 Ilana began to create ceramic works. Ilana likes to refer to them as 'kind-hearted aliens'. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir, Mosaics Film 8/8
Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. Particularly compelling about Ilana's work is the way in which it reflects and evolves alongside her life experiences. In 1960 Ilana began to work on mosaics and developed the innovative approach of ‘spontaneous mosaic’. This video titled 'Mosaics' is the last in a series of eight short films about Ilana's life and work. She creates her large-scale mosaics without any preliminary sketches or drawings using a great range of materials. Shafir gives workshops around the world on the ‘spontaneous mosaic’ method. This film is followed by ‘Mosaic Garden’. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]

Ilana Shafir's Mosaic Garden
Ilana Shafir is a world-renowned artist from Ashkelon, Israel. She is famous for her watercolor paintings, ceramics and modern mosaic works. This film offers a glimpse of Ilana's mosaic garden, her studio and her ceramic creatures. For more info, take a peek at her website: www.shafirart.com. [A Giora Shafir film]